About “Stara baśń”
An Ancient Tale is a historical novel by Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, published in 1876 in Warsaw, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It was the first novel in Kraszewski's series of historical works focusing on different periods of Polish history. A second edition was released in 1879, featuring illustrations by the popular artist Michał Elwiro Andriolli. The original manuscript was lost during World War II. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1876
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